# 2014 FORD MUSTANG — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1394672` · 2017-07-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** MUSTANG
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 51,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TAKATA RECALL- I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER DRIVER DID AN ILLEGAL UTURN IN FRONT OF ME AND I T-BONED THEM.  THE BULK OF THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH SUCH INTENSITY THAT IT BROKE MY ARM AND DISLOCATED MY ELBOW. I ACCUMULATED OF $160K IN MEDICAL BILLS THAT I ULTIMATELY HAD TO REIMBURSE MY HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS INSURANCE WAS MINIMAL. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.  I LIVE IN THE SOUTH WHERE THE HUMIDITY IS GREAT AND ACCORDING TO THE CLASS ACTION IT CAUSED THEM TO DEPLOY WITH GREAT PRESSURE. I CONTACTED THE CLASS ACTION PEOPLE AND THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT CLEARLY IS.
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